Have this finger mower it’s sat in a corner of a field with 40 years seized. Has any 1 successfully got 1 moving freely again.would diesel and wd40 down the gears work?any tips
50% Diesel
30% old engine oil.
20% Paraffin.
Pull the mower on to a plastic sheet and drown all the fixings in that mix.
If you can wrap the mower into the plastic.
Repeat.
Then when you are ready, gentle heat will free things off.
I did that on a Horse engine and it worked. Time is your friend.
Haste is your nightmare.
I thought it was acetone and ATF?
Will get it in out of the weather first it’s been on the farm since the 30s be nice to get it moving. It’s a Bamford any1 specializing on finger bar parts on here